.Net vote rigging illustrates importance of Web

JimH · 01-09-2002, 04:36 PM

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In December, Java was more popular than .Net for building Web services, according to a ZDNet UK poll, but weeks later the position had dramatically reversed; investigation revealed just what lengths Microsoft will go to to promote its products

While I wouldn't be surprised if other companies did this, I never saw a company as good as M$ for shooting themselves in the foot. :

http://news.zdnet.co.uk/story/0,,t269-s2102244,00.html

Jim H

**paradox** · 01-13-2002, 10:59 PM

Well I double posted it in news, I am sorry... :-[ :-/ :'(

:'(

Aragorn

nfallon · 01-17-2002, 01:39 PM

Interesting article. But, quite a few people do have microsoft domain addresses if they are MSN and Hotmail customers. The article did not specify what Microsoft domains the information was coming from. I would guess it would be Hotmail.

A search on Dice.com for .Net for the past 7 days results with 294 job openings in the U.S.. A search for J2EE for the last 7 days results with 470 jobs available nationwide. It looks like .Net might be actually be used by businesses.

Neil

nfallon · 01-17-2002, 02:10 PM

A side note my Dice search on platforms being used. I did a search for Linux and Visual Basic. Linux returned 673 reults and Visual Basic more than 900 reults. The same search a year ago would have given me about 53 for Linux nationwide and 2700 for Visual Basic. It just shows where the development is headed. Straight to Linux.

Neil

**paradox** · 01-17-2002, 06:50 PM

Hmm from the way I read it, it was coming from microsoft.com addresses, not msn.com or hotmail.com. Only people granted access to microsoft.com addy's would be able to use it...

Aragorn